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CDUS43 KFSD 180645  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
145 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 75 1:01 PM 80 1894 46 29 35  
2012  
MINIMUM 37 6:32 AM -8 1902 25 12 23  
AVERAGE 56 35 21 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.70 1917 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.14 0.70 0.44 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.14 0.70 0.44 T  
SINCE JAN 1 1.62 2.13 -0.51 1.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.8 1951 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.3 4.3 -1.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 4.3 -1.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 15.7 37.2 -21.5 21.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 30 -21 36  
MONTH TO DATE 410 571 -161 362  
SINCE MAR 1 410 571 -161 362  
SINCE JUL 1 5540 6080 -540 4821  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 20 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 85 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -12 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 18 2025.........SUNRISE 7:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
MARCH 19 2025.........SUNRISE 7:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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